NotoriousREV

Just got back from 2 weeks holiday to find that the local council have seen fit to erect a street light right outside my house in front of my bedroom window (well, at the end of the front garden but you know what I mean).

Surely they have to give notice to do things like this? I tell you what, some poor council worker is going to get a reet bollocking come Monday morning and if it isn't gone by the end of the week I'm going to use the Forester to pull it down

Stevie.p

Cracking idea like it alot!!

Jap2Scrap

They do have to give notice but they probably have. A notice pinned to a telegraph pole, a small 'ad' in the local rag and something on a noticeboard in the council offices.

NotoriousREV

I've just placed an "imminent removal" notice on my kitchen cork board

Jap2Scrap

PMSFL

ScooByer Trade

Similar to One foot in the grave this mate ( i hope the lamp isn't in your bedroom dude ).

NotoriousREV

Actually, on a serious note, where does my property end? Because the damn things in the hedge that borders my garden, not the footpath. Surely thats my land?

NotoriousREV

I don't beleive it!

ScooByer Trade

The companies fault they put the lamp there so give them the aggro then it will be removed pronto.

Chip Sengravy

I had one outside my bedroom window when I used to live at home, luckily somebody kept shooting it with an air rifle from a nearby field

ScooByer Trade

I shall send my neighbour around and he would shoot it for free.

NotoriousREV

Would you want this appearing outside your house?

View from living room window


The position in my natural wildlife garden


View from the love nest

Angry

No need to shoot it, just boot it, hard, in the middle of the night and it'll go out.

Much more satisfying

Used to do this as a kid with mates, childish I know Never figured out why it worked though.

ScooByer Trade

Your forrester should be a very very very last resort ( criminal damage ) if they don't remove the lamp.

ScooByer Trade

If you look around the bottom of the streetlight there is a panel which opens ( try shorting out the light ) it isn't affecting any other neighbours but don't take out the electricity supply to your street that would drop me completly in the dog poo.

ChrisB

Send them an invoice for ground rent Mr Rev.

I reckon, what, £1000 a year should cover it?

ScooByer Trade

I would want that per week. Notorious Rev could be a very rich man.

ScooByer Trade

No not a brilliant idea to damage the streetlight only charge the council for putting it there Notorious.

NotoriousREV

Already e-mailed the street light dept of the council asking about the complaints procedure and the person to speak to, also tried to find out who my local councillors are but the council website isn't working properly

NotoriousREV

Oh, and kind of adding insult to injury, it's now dark and the bloody thing isn't working!

ScooByer Trade

Not a problem they either pay you because of the location of the light or they remove it simple.

GU5

You need to get in touch with the highway records department at your local council, it may be on highway land as it is on the verge outside your hedge.

little-ginge

i think you'll find it does belong to the highways guys.. we had a lovely tree within our hedge. ONe day heard a chain saw cut in, looked out and saw the tree laying on the path..nowt we could do about it as it was on 'their' land..

mr & mrs carlos uk300

Tell ya what it'll save ya some electric, there'll be no need to turn ya bedroom light on in the love nest if ya know what i mean

GU5

Oh yeah, most councils I've dealt with charge for the information and you have to supply an OS plan to them

Apparition

By your description I thought it would've been Right outside your window....that has to be about 12 - 15 metres away ? get blackout blinds, get used to it , its not worth the raised blood pressure.
There are worse things in life.

scoobynutta555

Just seen the pics and TBH I dont see what the fuss is about. The light in question must at least be 30-40 foot away from you. If youre worried about sleep, as above use proper thick curtains and you wont see any light

On the plus side, at least theres some light on your drive which *may* be a deterrant to any thieves that may be about.

The only bad thing I can think of is if you wanted to widen your drive at some point in the future, assuming that horticultural mess, I mean bushes are yours.

Is this a NIMBY thing?

ScoobywagonGl

V the silver wrx infront of the garage is TC's old one no one would steal it anyway
only mession Rev m8. as above thick curtains!

scoobynutta555

Was Darens old car silver, thought it was a grey car?

ScoobywagonGl

nope it was a silver WRX infact its that one in the pics!